Administrator Guide
Creating an FCoE Map .....................................................................................................................244
Applying a DCB Map on Server-Facing Ethernet Ports...................................................................245
Applying an FCoE Map on Fabric-Facing FC Ports......................................................................... 245
Sample Configuration.......................................................................................................................246
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Displaying NPIV Proxy Gateway Information.................................................................................. 246
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP).............................................................................................. 247
Configure LLDP...........................................................................................................................247
CONFIGURATION versus INTERFACE Configurations..............................................................248
Enabling LLDP.............................................................................................................................248
Advertising TLVs..........................................................................................................................249
Viewing the LLDP Configuration................................................................................................250
Viewing Information Advertised by Adjacent LLDP Agents....................................................... 251
Configuring LLDPDU Intervals....................................................................................................252
Configuring a Time to Live......................................................................................................... 252
Debugging LLDP......................................................................................................................... 253
Virtual Link Trunking (VLT)................................................................................................................254
Overview......................................................................................................................................255
VLT Terminology.........................................................................................................................256
Configure Virtual Link Trunking..................................................................................................256
Verifying a VLT Configuration.....................................................................................................261
Additional VLT Sample Configurations...................................................................................... 264
Troubleshooting VLT.................................................................................................................. 266
22 FC Flex IO Modules........................................................................................268
FC Flex IO Modules...........................................................................................................................268
Understanding and Working of the FC Flex IO Modules................................................................ 268
FC Flex IO Modules Overview.................................................................................................... 268
FC Flex IO Module Capabilities and Operations........................................................................270
Guidelines for Working with FC Flex IO Modules......................................................................270
Processing of Data Traffic...........................................................................................................272
Installing and Configuring the Switch........................................................................................ 273
Interconnectivity of FC Flex IO Modules with Cisco MDS Switches.........................................276
Fibre Channel over Ethernet for FC Flex IO Modules......................................................................277
NPIV Proxy Gateway for FC Flex IO Modules.................................................................................. 278
NPIV Proxy Gateway Configuration on FC Flex IO Modules ....................................................278
NPIV Proxy Gateway Operations and Capabilities.....................................................................278
Configuring an NPIV Proxy Gateway......................................................................................... 282
Displaying NPIV Proxy Gateway Information............................................................................ 288
23 Upgrade Procedures......................................................................................295
Get Help with Upgrades................................................................................................................... 295